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HP is expanding its Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering to cover Apple’s iOS and macOS hardware.As part of HP’s expanded DaaS offering, known more generally under the industry term of managed mobility services (MMS), customers will be able to pair i…

IBM sees blockchain as much more than the foundation for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and wants the government to consider embracing it as a way of saving time, cost and risk.IBM is among a growing number of vendors offering blockchain as a service…

From wired to wireless chargingImage by AppleThe iPhone X is finally here, and among its many attributes, such as Face ID technology, it supports native wireless charging – just as the iPhone 8 line does.To read this article in full, please click here

Microsoft is working to create a blockchain-based, decentralized digital identity management platform that would allow users to own and secure access to their online persona via an encrypted database hub.Over the past year, Microsoft said it has bee…

Microsoft is working to create a blockchain-based, decentralized digital identity management platform that would allow users to own and secure access to their online persona via an encrypted database hub.Over the past year, Microsoft said it has bee…

The need to manage applications on unmanaged devices owned by employees or contractors is driving adoption of stand-alone mobile app management (MAM) software and services, according to a new Gartner report.By 2021, 60% of mobile apps being used in …

Last year’s blockchain pilot projects are rapidly becoming this year’s live implementations in a variety of industries, and even sectors that have until now been vexed by the distributed ledger technology are following suit.Case in point: Government…

Apple’s Health Records feature in the upcoming iOS 11.3 rollout may be the most high-profile attempt at sharing healthcare data between caregiver and patient, but it won’t succeed without industry’s cooperation.What is new is the mass market Apple c…

Apple has surpassed Samsung as the world’s leading shipper of smartphones, according to two industry reports released today.Though IDC and IHS Markit had differing numbers for the fourth quarter of 2017, the result was the same: Apple handsets surpa…

Google Cloud and MobileIron have announced a partnership to provide a secure enterprise applications and services portal.Why Google Cloud and MobileIron? Because Google wants to use its Orbitera commerce platform, which enables the buying and sellin…

Google Cloud and MobileIron have announced a partnership to provide a secure enterprise applications and services portal.Why does Google Cloud and MobileIron? Google wants to use its Orbitera commerce platform, which enables the buying and selling o…

Apple has announced that its upcoming iOS 11.3 release will allow patients to view electronic medical records (EMRs) and other clinical information about themselves on iPhones and iPads.Apple’s new Health Records feature uses the existing Health app…

Spending by enterprises and other entities on blockchain networks is expected to reach $2.1 billion this year, more than double what was spent on the distributed electronic ledger technology in 2017.The U.S. will lead the world in blockchain investm…

Over the past year and a half, storage hardware maker Western Digital (WD) has been in the throes of a massive integration of three companies onto a single application portal.After acquiring two multi-billion dollar competitors in the past five year…

Through blockchain, Roberto Galoppini sees an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone: His organization, FileZilla, can offer users free online data storage while also allowing them to earn valuable cryptocurrency.Galoppini, director of strateg…

This year, blockchain testing programs will evolve from pilot tests to real-world platforms, and supply chain management is among the industries the distributed ledger technology is set to disrupt.On Tuesday, Maersk and IBM announced a joint venture…

Maersk and IBM today announced a joint venture to deploy a blockchain-based electronic shipping system that will digitize supply chains and track international cargo in real time.The new platform could save the global shipping industry billions of …

While the hype around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has sent their prices skyrocketing, some governments and companies are restricting activity to head off potential money laundering and protect consumers from a credit meltdown.Cryptocurrencie…

The creator of the open-source blockchain platform Ethereum is exploring ways to fix an innate issue with the technology – the inability for processing capacity to effectively scale.And the Ethereum Foundation is seeking outside developers to help s…

Wireless charging firm Powermat has joined the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), a group that promotes the adoption of the popular Qi charging specification.The move signals a further consolidation of the wireless charging industry, which has seen th…

Blockchain, perhaps best known for underpinning its better-known progeny, Bitcoin, is a rapidly evolving technology that remains something of a mystery for IT shops and in boardrooms.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)

While blockchain technology tends to get the most attention for its role in underpinning cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether, vertical industries are quickly adopting it for its efficiency and transparency.To read this article in full, please cl…

While certainly not a panacea for its Android fragmentation issue, Google is planning to force Android developers to use newer app code in order for their apps to be accepted in its Play Store.In a blog post this week, Google stated that it will mak…

An uptick in job openings for technologists with blockchain development skills continued through the last quarter of 2017.Blockchain developers rank second among the top 20 fastest-growing job skills, and job postings for workers with those skills …

Powermat plans to release an upgrade to its wireless charging technology in January that will enable 15-watt power transfers through a 1.5-in. thick solid surface and provide support for new Apple iPhones and other Qi-enabled devices.The wireless c…

Efforts to dismantle net neutrality will likely effect enterprises and the way they do business, from how mobile apps are designed to where companies choose to store data commonly accessed on mobile devices.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC…

Over the next two years, enterprises are expected to ramp up their efforts to test blockchain technology as part of a new method of establishing trust in a digital economy.New research from consultancy Deloitte LLP shows a “trust economy” is now dev…

As enterprises push ahead with mobile-first strategies – and employee smartphones and tablets increasingly becoming business tools – the importance of mobile threat defense (MTD) is growing.Using mobile threat detection and defense, however, is no s…

As enterprises look to deploy distributed ledgers, the industry’s largest IT providers have launched blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS), offering a way to test the nascent technology without the cost or risk of deploying it in-house.The BaaS offerings c…